absolute certainty

collocation in English

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absolute
adjective
uk
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/us
/ˈæb.sə.luːt/
very great or to the largest ...
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certainty
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.tən.ti/us
/ˈsɝː.tən.ti/
something that cannot ...
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(Definition ofabsoluteandcertaintyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofabsolute certainty

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Its application is time-consuming and expensive for obtainingabsolutecertainty.
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This is why the relationships between the various elements of the model (variables, propositions, concepts) can never be determined withabsolutecertainty.
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Would it be justified to experiment painfully on one nonconsenting human being in order to produce, withabsolutecertainty, a widely applicable cure for cancer?
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A definition for open-textured terms cannot be advanced withabsolutecertaintyunless terms are defined axiomatically, as they are, for example in mathematics.
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If we did know these things withabsolutecertainty, then these abilities would be liabilities for us.
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This objection would be unassailable ifabsolutecertaintywere the prerequisite for reasonableness.
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A number of photographs taken in the 1930s and early 1940 during his arrest and trial attest to this fact withabsolutecertainty.
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We do not haveabsolutecertaintyin mathematics; we may have virtual certainty, just as in other areas of life.
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Most notably, for the purposes of this essay, we are mortal, with only a fleeting span of years available to us and with death anabsolutecertainty.
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A major obstacle to evaluating this hypothesis is the widespread opinion that it is impossible to determine withabsolutecertaintywhether an animal is or is not conscious.
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Richardson's account is in all likelihood accurate, but in the absence of any corroboration from another eyewitness, this cannot be stated withabsolutecertainty.
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Performing the algorithms in this case would lead toabsolutecertaintyconcerning the truth or falsity of the identities, but the price (in dollars) would be enormous.
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The fact of the matter is that lenders cannot enter other markets withoutabsolutecertaintyregarding the security of their collateral.
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Nevertheless, it is impossible to deny withabsolutecertaintythat drug smuggling by staff occurs.
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There can be noabsolutecertainty, despite the taking of all possible precautions, that no pollution will be caused.
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It always falls upon your head withabsolutecertainty.
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One thing we do know withabsolutecertainty: one of the chief causes of this disease is the feeding of swill.
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That can be detected, not withabsolutecertaintybut with a high degree of certainty.
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There is no question of giving wide and diverse powers in a field in which there is notabsolutecertainty.
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We also recognise that, because we are forecasting future conduct, it is impossible in this field to achieveabsolutecertainty.
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